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N.Y. / Region
Mayor and Speaker to Seek Further Expansion of Sick Pay
Mayor Bill de Blasio and Melissa Mark-Viverito, the speaker of the City Council, are set to outline plans on Friday to significantly expand the number of city businesses required to provide paid time off for sick employees, according to three people told directly of the plans.
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Business Day
Sluggish Economy Prompts Europe to Reconsider Its Intentions on Climate Change
European Union officials are having second thoughts about how aggressively to remake the Continent’s energy-producing sector.
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Science
List of Smoking-Related Illnesses Grows Significantly in U.S. Report
Long known to cause lung cancer and heart disease, smoking also causes diabetes, colorectal and liver cancers and erectile dysfunction, a new report from the United States surgeon general says.
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World
Spread of Bird Flu Worries China Ahead of Peak Travel Time
The growing number of cases could pose a health threat as the world’s largest annual human migration begins ahead of Chinese New Year.
"Helen
Yu, a spokeswoman for the Beijing office of the World Health
Organization, wrote in an email that the proportion of cases among
people who had no contact with poultry had stayed low since the disease
emerged nearly a year ago and showed no sign of increasing this winter.
Similarly, there has been only one family cluster of cases this winter, compared with four clusters last spring.
“It
is possible that limited human-to-human transmission may occur, but
there is no evidence of sustained or widespread human-to-human
transmission,” she wrote. “We continue to expect sporadic human cases.”"
Bird flu is not transmitted person to person.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Influenza_A_virus_subtype_H7N9
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N.Y. / Region
Please Be Alert and Aware of Your Surroundings
Metropolitan Diary: Despite the recorded warning to be alert, a commuter finds the soldiers at Pennsylvania Station to be rather laid-back.
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U.S.
California: Man Charged in Arsons
Police said they had arrested a suspect they believe set at least a dozen fires within a week in San Jose. William P. Brennan, 48, of San Jose, was charged with two counts of arson, and additional charges are likely, Assistant Chief Eddie Garcia said.
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World
In Assam, an Idea Whose Time Has Not Yet Come
The state’s chief minister made headlines earlier this month when he said his constituents would move their clocks ahead of the rest of the country, but it looks like he spoke too soon.
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N.Y. / Region
A Vermeer, With a Cellphone
Metropolitan Diary: After leaving the Frick museum, a visitor noticed the illuminated face of a woman passing by on the sidewalk.
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Technology
IBM Plans Big Spending for the Cloud
IBM is planning to spend $1.2 billion this year on increasing the number and quality of computing centers it has worldwide, partly to keep pace with the competition.
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N.Y. / Region
Van Is Found; Ties to Killing Are Sought
A minivan found in Brooklyn fit the description of the one used in the kidnapping and murder of Menachem Stark, a developer.
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N.Y. / Region
Upstate, Opposition to a Casino Is a Surprise
What was once considered a fait accompli is no longer a sure thing, and much of that is because of a coordinated local resistance.
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World
A Race for More Than the Mayor of Istanbul
As a corruption scandal has imperiled Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s hold on power, the spotlight is shifting to the race as the first step by opponents to challenge him at the ballot box.
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Business Day
European Car Sales Ended Year on High Note, Sort Of
New car registrations, a proxy for sales, fell over the year as a whole but rose 13.3 percent year-on-year in December, the fastest growth since 2009.
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World
China: Uighur Scholar Detained
A scholar known for his criticism of the discrimination against Uighurs, a predominantly Muslim ethnic group, has been detained by the police, his wife said.
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Opinion
Facts & Figures: Paper Books, Vinyl Records
Print is still American’s preferred medium for reading books. And vinyl record sales are up.
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Arts
Jonah Hill Would Like to Thank Those Teeth
He said his “Wolf of Wall Street” character’s gleaming choppers deserve some credit for securing his Oscar nomination.
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Fashion & Style
That Nose, That Chin, Those Lips
Some people take their admiration for a celebrity’s looks straight to the operating room.
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World
A Village Takes Small Steps Toward Reconciliation After Muzaffarnagar Riots
Economic necessity has prompted talks in Fugana, Uttar Pradesh, between the Hindu Jats and the Muslim residents who fled after the violence that erupted in September.
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Business Day
Sluggish Economy Prompts Europe to Reconsider Its Intentions on Climate Change
European Union officials are having second thoughts about how aggressively to remake the Continent’s energy-producing sector.
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Health
Ask Well: How Lo***ng Does a Flu Shot Last?
A flu shot’s ability to last depends on how powerfully an immune system reacts to it, experts say.
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Bird flu is not contageous between people.
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N.Y. / Region
Please Be Alert and Aware of Your Surroundings
Metropolitan Diary: Despite the recorded warning to be alert, a commuter finds the soldiers at Pennsylvania Station to be rather laid-back.
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Magazine
Where to Turn if You're Shunning Sugar
Readers offered their own advice about how to satisfy a sweet tooth on fewer calories.
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U.S.
California: Man Charged in Arsons
Police said they had arrested a suspect they believe set at least a dozen fires within a week in San Jose. William P. Brennan, 48, of San Jose, was charged with two counts of arson, and additional charges are likely, Assistant Chief Eddie Garcia said.
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World
Image of the Day: January 17
Tribal fishermen taking part in the Jonbeel festival near Jagiroad, Assam.
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U.S.
Supreme Court Will Consider Whether Police Need Warrants to Search Cellphones
The case centers on the wide variety and personal nature of information on today’s smartphones.
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Business Day
More Details in Mistaken Landing of a Plane
The National Transportation Safety Board said it had interviewed the pilots of a Southwest Airlines flight that landed at the wrong airport this week.
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U.S.
Standstill on Farm Bill May Revive 1949 Rules
Lawmakers have until the end of the month to reach agreement on a new farm bill and halt 1949 policies that could see the cost of milk double.
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World
Japan’s Leader Pledges Aid on Africa Tour
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe finished a three-nation visit to Africa during which he offered aid and development projects potentially worth billions of dollars.
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Why is this poison in the marketplace?
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Fashion & Style
The Power of One
Among actresses, wearing a custom-made gown on the red carpet is a badge of distinction.
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Business Day
Financier Says He’s Guilty of Everything but a Crime
Florian Homm, a former fund manager from Germany who faces extradition to the United States on security fraud, has willfully documented his rise and fall.
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Fashion & Style
Walking on a Bigger Runway
The Czech fashion model and former Victoria’s Secret Angel Karolina Kurkova is polishing her image as a celebrity.
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Magazine
Technology Is Not Driving Us Apart After All
It turns out, we may be more social than we were 30 years ago — at least in public spaces.
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Your Money
Having Enough, but Hungry for More
Parables from the financial world give insight into a culture that compels young people to take risks in pursuit of wealth and prestige.
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U.S.
Blue and Gray Still in Conflict at a Battle Site
A proposed monument to Union soldiers at Olustee Battlefield Historic State Park has enraged the area’s Confederate descendants.
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Automobiles
Ford Recalls Edge, Explorer and Vans; N.H.T.S.A. Upgrades Jeep Investigation
Ford recalls 28,000 Edge S.U.V.’s for fuel-system problem, 4,500 vans for windshield defect and 300 Explorers for steering issue.
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U.S.
Program to End Homelessness Among Veterans Reaches a Milestone in Arizona
Phoenix has become the first American city to end homelessness among veterans with long or recurrent histories of living on the street.
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U.S.
Program to End Homelessness Among Veterans Hits Milestone in Arizona
Phoenix has become the first American city to end homelessness among veterans with long or recurrent histories of living on the street.
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N.Y. / Region
A Fight Over Horses
Mayor Bill de Blasio has vowed to banish Central Park carriage horses, but the drivers reject the charge of animal cruelty and say the horses’ health is their biggest concern.
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N.Y. / Region
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